i kind of had a problem with this notion that chris christie was the front runner for the republican nomination before the whole bridge thing. now, don't get me wrong, do i think that the you think of a football field and the right end of the football field, do i think that it's smart for republicans to nominate somebody that's on sort of the 35-yard line, someone that can, you know, win among conservatives but also go into the middle? absolutely. but the thing is, the heart and soul of republican nomination, presidential nomination process is in the base. and think about some of the people that republicans seriously considered nominating before they finally settled on number, the guy with all -- setd on mitt romney. michelle back match, herman cain, rick santorum, rick perry, newt gingrich. [laughter] actually, we're going the play a game, okay? who'd i start -- michele bachmann, herman cain, rick santorum, rick perry, newt gingrich, chris christie. now, a lot of you have kids. remember the sesame street song -- ♪ one of these things is not like the other? [laughter] it's really,